EX-FAR-RIGHT THUG: ‘I REALISED I’M ABSOLUTE SCUM’

In this interview on Good Morning Britain, former senior member of the National Front Matt Collins admits that “we've scapegoated immigrants and asylum seekers and refugees.”

While the British public certainly have legitimate grievances that need to be addressed - such as the state of the National Health Service, housing and the cost of living - Collins asserts that scapegoating immigrants has been a trap many White Brits have fallen into. It’s a tactic commonly employed by the political class to distract from their failings and from finding real solutions. Like many of the violent rioters who were out across England and Northern Ireland recently, he misdirected his anger towards immigrants.

His realisation that newcomers to the UK weren’t to blame - and that far-right extremism was not the answer - came during a violent rampage in which Asian women were attacked with hammers and had their heads stamped on. Watch as he relates his ‘conversion’ and let us know your reactions in the comments.

Video credit: @Good Morning Britain